Legal Opinion
State v. Watkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 27, 1933No. 32216PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
The only question in this case is whether Act No. 238 of 1932 is unconstitutional. It purports to repeal the prohibition law, Act No. 39 of 1921 (Ex. Sess.), known as the Hood Act. Herbert Watkins was convicted of violating the Hood Act, and filed a motion in arrest of judgment, pleading that the law was repealed by Act No. 238 of 1932. The district attorney then pleaded that the act of 1932 was unconstitutional. The judge sustained the plea, overruled the motion in arrest of judgment, and sentenced Watkins to pay a fine of $100 and to he imprisoned in the parish jail…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. HeardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State ex rel. Nicholls v. ShakespeareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State ex rel. Hall v. Judge of the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
3Cited by30 opinions
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- BD. OF COM'RS OF ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT v. ConnickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- City of Alexandria v. Alexandria Fire Fighters Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- National Bank of Commerce v. Board of Sup'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
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